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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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